The fighting on the western front was in full swing, and Liu Yuanbin was annoyed at all the missed opportunities. Outside Gubeikou on the northern front, Cao Ruohai was troubled by not being able to figure out the situation.
After the Qing army arrived outside the pass, they did not rush to attack the pass as expected. Instead, they stopped the army outside the pass and did not attack, advance or retreat. It was as if nothing happened.
Cao Ruohai sent cavalry forward and tried several times, but the opponent did not make any move. The Qing army's tactics made Cao Ruohai a little confused about how to fight! The new army's problem of short legs has not been solved. In terms of fighting methods,
It has always been relatively passive. If the opponent stays outside the barrier, there is really no effective way to open up the situation.
"Commander-in-Chief, the investigators have so far not been able to figure out the movements and intentions of the captives. They have been stationed outside the mouth for five days. In these five days, except for sending out a small group of reconnaissance cavalry, they have not made any major movements."
Chief of Staff Peng Yongzhong briefly reported the latest investigation status to Cao Ruohai. Their staff team really couldn't make a clear judgment on how the Qing army was going to fight next.
"There are only a few checkpoints on our front line, and the Japanese soldiers have not done much investigation in recent days. Are they using the soldiers and horses here as bait to break through the checkpoints from other directions?"
"If we don't break through from here, there are bandits in Xuanhua area. They won't join in the fun. They have no way to go?" Peng Yongzhong stared at the map for a long time. He really couldn't tell which direction the Qing army could go from.
There is a chance of entry.
"Will you come from Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan lines?" There are only a few places where you can enter the customs. The Qing troops in Miyun and Jizhou lines are standing still. There are large-scale bandits in Xuanhua lines. Now there is this place in the direction of Shanhaiguan.
It was possible, Cao Ruohai expressed his guess.
"There are tens of thousands of Guan Ning's troops in Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan. In addition, the Qing army has about 100,000 troops here. They have no extra troops to use, so it should be impossible to plot against Guan Ning."
Yes, the Qing army only has a hundred thousand people. It is impossible for them to have more than tens of thousands of mobile troops. Without an army of more than tens of thousands, not to mention Guan Ning, even a small city in the pass cannot be affected.
Judging from the current situation, it is really unclear what the Qing army wanted to do when they went outside the Pass this time.
"They are not here to cooperate with the intruders to contain our troops, right?" Peng Yongzhong said an idea that even he thought was ridiculous! The Qing army and the bandits may have connections and cooperation, but it is impossible for the Qing army to do this kind of pure harm to people.
It’s not self-serving work, and Chuangjun is not Dorgon’s uncle.
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"If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. From tomorrow onwards, the cavalry regiments of the Second Division and the Fifth Division will gather together to leave the pass. In any case, we must find out the specific number of soldiers outside the pass, as well as the commanders and main generals of the captives who are coming this time.
Who is it?" The strange actions of the Qing army made Cao Ruohai more and more anxious. The most fearful thing in a war is this situation. You don't know what the opponent's cards are, how can you take countermeasures? Especially now with this kind of defense
In the state of counterattack, the Qing army stood still, and the new army was suddenly disorganized.
The only thing Cao Ruohai can think of is that the Qing army coming here may be playing tricks on themselves and is not their main force at all. Their main force is doing things elsewhere. If this is the case, the situation must be clarified. He has the 20,000
The six soldiers and horses are being restrained here. If they go to Guan Ning to cause trouble, the war situation will be extremely passive.
People who are not in charge will never think about things with their minds. Senior generals of the New Army like Cao Ruohai are now thinking more and more from an overall strategic perspective. In the past, this kind of thing was not something that military generals had to consider at all. The Ming Dynasty
The old-style generals would only consider whether to fight the war and how to fight it, but would not worry about the entire battle situation. It is not that they are not born with such abilities, but that the system limits them from being able to exert force in this regard.
After the two cavalry regiments left Gubeikou from the north, they spent three days dealing with the Qing army outside the pass. Since their main equipment were bent-back spears, they did not fall behind in the confrontation with the Qing army's cavalry and surrounded the Qing army.
The military camp had several rounds of close contact before giving up. After this contact, they basically understood the situation of the Qing army.
"Commander-in-Chief, we saw the banner of the bandit chief Dorgon. The flags of several of the bandit chiefs are all in the camp! There should be more than 100,000 bandit soldiers. Their camp is densely packed with people inside.
This time they should have more troops than last time!" Three days later, the cavalry reported the situation to Cao Ruohai.
When Cao Ruohai heard the news, his brows furrowed into "Sichuan". He really couldn't figure out what the Qing army wanted to do now. The main generals of the Qing army were here, and the main force was here. Under such a formation,
It would be weird if they weren't for the whole big thing! But what exactly are they trying to do? Just staying outside the customs for a few days is definitely not their purpose.
In the Qing army camp outside the pass, Dorgon looked at all the Qing generals below with burning eyes in the tent. After taking a sip of wine, he said: "The army has been here for nearly ten days. You must have been waiting impatiently.
But what Gu wants to tell everyone is that we still have to wait patiently. When the time comes, Gu will lead everyone to a great fortune."
Great wealth? The Manchu nobles below were a little puzzled by Dorgon's unclear words. The only great wealth they could think of was entering the customs to grab a handful. This thing can indeed make people make some money, but to be honest, for now
For the Manchu and Qing aristocrats, the attraction was just that. The Manchu Qing Dynasty at this time was not the time when Nurhachi started his business. Looking around the world, the Manchu Qing Dynasty at this time was already one of the most powerful countries. It directly controlled the entire Northeast and North Korea.
They have already surrendered, and the entire grassland corridor is their back garden. For such a powerful royal court, what other great wealth can they have?
Seeing everyone's puzzled looks, Dorgon just laughed and did not continue to explain to them. Instead, he waved his hand and dismissed the military discussion.
After everyone left, Dorgon motioned to Fan Wenchen to wait a moment, as he still had something to explain.
"Sister Fan, have you made any progress in your contact with them recently?"
"Prince Regent, they have been sending people to look for me recently. The situation is perfect and there will be absolutely no problems."
"Okay, if this matter can be accomplished, the bachelor will be my number one hero of the Qing Dynasty. After it is accomplished, I will give the bachelor a royal title."
"I am terrified! How can He De accept the title of a prince?"
"Compared with such a big thing as winning the Central Plains, why would a mere Wang Jue Gu be reluctant to part with him? Gu is not the fourth brother, and he is not as stingy as him. Sir, just rest assured, tell them over there, what they are going to do, Gu will do their best.
Support, we, the Qing Dynasty, will definitely use the strength of the whole country to help them succeed."